Canada's largest solar park producing 20MW even when cloudy

Amherstburg Solar Park in Ontario has installed 57,906 high-efficiency solar panels designed and built by SunPower which will still work even on cloudy day. The solar array system which equipped with tracker system and each panel connected to the computer programmer will serve power for about 4,000 homes.


The project in the area of 220-acre is owned by Capstone Infrastructure Corporation which has got leased land from Loris Collavino, a businessman from Amherstburg. The construction of solar power generation system which has spent $130million is expected to generate 20 Megawatts power even on a cloudy day. The Capstone Infrastructure previously was well-known as a publicly listed company which engaged in hydropower generation in Canada.


The solar park has started its operating at the end of last month and its expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 27,003(1) tonnes. The project which has worked for 3 years by SunPower was the biggest one developed by the company. The advantages of its high efficiency photovoltaic technology and its single-axis tracker system will increase up to 50 percent of electricity compared to the conventional solar panels or four times as much power as thin-film solar technology.


According to the solar park owner, a program which guaranteed price for the next 20 years will be given to the Ontario Power Authority which will become the customer of its largest solar power plant in Canada. The program will run under the Province of Ontario's Renewable Energy Standard Offer.